AI'S response. The Somali's are among the least assimilated immigrants in the country.

In the United States, about half a million women and girls are estimated to have undergone FGM, including many in Minnesota, home to the largest Somali population Despite Minnesota’s 2000 law making FGM a felony, no prosecutions have been recorded under that law, raising concerns about enforcement and detection Survivors and advocates say the practice is carried out in secrecy, often by family members or trusted community figures, making it difficult to identify and report